doi:10.1016/j.crad.2019.09.057Sau Lee ChangDavid KayOlivia MansfieldSimon SheridanClinical Radiology
What Happens After the Biopsy? After the tissue is collected and preserved, it's delivered to a pathologist. Pathologists are doctors who specialize in diagnosing conditions based on tissue samples and other tests. (In some cases, the doctor collecting the sample can diagnose the condition.) ...
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Depending on what happens in your telehealth appointment, you might need an in-person visit for a biopsy. If it's positive, it will be up to your doctor to decide the next step, and telemedicine may come into play again. Suozzi said remote technology is being used to assess which patient...